ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Senior Lindsay Abbott (South Onondaga/Onondaga Central) recorded five goals and five assists and senior Erin Kollar (East Islip) reached the career 100-point mark with a four-goal, three-assist effort as nationally third-ranked Cortland defeated Nazareth College, 21-7.

Freshman Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) added three goals and two assists, junior Maria Di Fato (Camillus/West Genesee) finished with three goals and one assist  and junior Gina Campese (East Syracuse/East Syracuse-Minoa) contributed two goals and one assist for the Red Dragons (6-1).

Junior Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace/East Islip) made five saves in 56:05 of action, while sophomore Courtney Morgan (Locust Valley) played the final 3:55 and did allow any goals nor make any saves.

Megan Cregan (Rochester/Brighton) led Nazareth (2-4) with two goals. Erinn Wood (Vestal) scored once and assisted on two goals and Amy McIntosh (Horseheads) totaled a goal and an assist. Sophomore goalie Tara Prosak (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) made 14 saves.

Cortland led 6-2 midway through the first half, but Nazareth rattled off three straight goals, two by Cregan, and the Golden Flyers were within 6-5 with 9:48 left in the period. The Red Dragons responded, however, as Abbott scored the game's next four goals, followed by tallies by Farrell and Kollar, to take a 12-5 lead with 2:07 left. McIntosh scored for the hosts with 25 seconds left to close Nazareth's halftime deficit to 12-6.

Cortland put the game away with six straight goals in the first 13 minutes of the second half. Kollar scored three of those goals and now has 103 career points (83 goals, 20 assists). Nazareth's lone goal of the second half came off the stick of Kayleigh Pearson with 7:12 left. The Red Dragons finished the game with two Campese goals and a score by junior Taylor Harney (Patchogue/Patchogue-Medford), who finished with a goal and two assists.

Cortland outshot Nazareth, 42-16. Red Dragon junior Laura Edward (Blue Point/Bayport-Blue Point) earned eight of the Red Dragons' 21 draw controls and scored a goal and junior Natalie Melaniff (Wantagh) won five draws.

The Red Dragons return to action on Saturday, March 31, at Oswego at 11 a.m. for their SUNYAC opener. Nazareth opens Empire 8 play on Saturday at Alfred at 1 p.m.


Cortland 21, Nazareth 7

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                  1-2      Final
Cortland (6-1)      12-9      21
Nazareth (2-4)     6-1        7

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Cortland: Lindsay Abbott 5-5, Erin Kollar 4-3, Marilyn Farrell 3-2, Maria Di Fato 3-1, Gina Campese 2-1, Taylor Harney 1-2, Jordan Miller 1-1, Taylor Reh 1-0, Laura Edward 1-0
Nazareth: Megan Cregan 2-0, Erinn Wood 1-2, Amy McIntosh 1-1, Kayleigh Pearson 1-0, Leah Cronister 1-0, Alyssa Johnston 1-0

Goalkeepers:

Cortland: Shauna Hutchinson, 5 saves (7 GA in 56:05); Courtney Morgan, 0 saves (0 GA in 3:55)
Nazareth: Tara Prosak, 14 saves (21 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 42, Nazareth 16
Ground Balls: Cortland 18, Nazareth 16
Clears: not available
Draw Controls: Cortland 21, Nazareth 9
Caused Turnovers: Nazareth 5, Cortland 4
Turnovers: Nazareth 19, Cortland 12
Fouls: Cortland 18, Nazareth 18